Gran Paradiso - A Guidebook for Walkers and Trekkers

Guidebook to walking in Italy's Gran Paradiso national park, includes the Alta Via 2 Trek and a range of 28 walks from gentle strolls to full scale traverses of the region. The Gran Paradiso is a protected national park, just to the south of the Mont Blanc massif accessible from France and northern Italy. A range of deep valleys and passes give excellent walking. Refuge and valley accommodation is plentiful.

Preface   

Introduction   

The Gran Paradiso National Park   
Valleys and Bases    
Information    
Access   
When to Go   
How to Use this Book   
Path Marking   
Dos and Don’ts   
Emergencies   
Mountaineering and Guides   
Maps   
Accommodation   
What to Take   
Wildlife   
Vegetation   
Local Traditions    
Further Suggestions    

Alta Via 2   

Stage 1      Chardonney to Rifugio Dondena   
Stage 2      Rifugio Dondena to Rifugio Péradzà   
Stage 3      Rifugio Péradzà to Cogne   
Stage 4      Cogne to Rifugio Vittorio Sella   
Stage 5      Rifugio Vittorio Sella to Eaux Rousses   
Stage 6      Eaux Rousses to Rhêmes-Notre-Dame   
Stage 7      Rhêmes-Notre-Dame to Rifugio Chalet de l’Epée   
Stage 8      Rifugio Chalet de l’Epée to Planaval   
Stage 9      Planaval to Promoud   
Stage 10    Promoud to La Thuile   
Stage 11    La Thuile to Rifugio Elisabetta Soldini   
Stage 12    Rifugio Elisabetta Soldini to Courmayeur   

Walks   

1      The Lillaz Waterfalls   
2       Lago di Loie   
3       The Money Glacier Terrace   
4       The Casolari dell’Herbetet Traverse   
5       Punta Pousset – the local ‘Gornergrat’   
6       Beneath the Grivola   
7       Passo d’Invergneux and the Mines Circuit   
8       Laghi di Lussert   
9       Pondel’s Roman Bridge   
10     The 2205m Mont Blanc   
11     At the Foot of the Gran Paradiso   
12     Over Gran Collet to Col del Nivolet   
13     The King’s Path in Valle delle Meyes   
14     Vallon di Sort   
15     Col Rosset   
16     Punta Basei   
17     Becca della Traversière   
18     Legendary San Grato   
19     Becca dei Quattro Denti   
20     The Royal Track to Ceresole Reale   
21     Sentiero Glaciologico Lago Serrù   
22     Beneath the Tre Levanne   
23     The Villages of Valle dell'Orco   
24     Beyond the Dam in Vallone di Piantonetto   
25     Nivolastro to Andorina   
26     Frescoes and Fridges en route to Bivacco Davito   
27     Sanctuary of San Besso   
28     Col Larissa   

Appendix 1

Italian–English Glossary   

Appendix 2

Route Summary Table